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Christmas and New Year timetable 2025

Schedule changes

From Wednesday 24 December to Saturday 3 January some bus services may not operate on specific days or may run to a reduced timetable.

Please check below to see what services are operating in your area.

For precise timings, please visit your route’s specific timetable pageopen_in_new and choose the date you wish to view.

Tauranga

Tauranga urban bus service schedule over the holiday period:

Wednesday 24 December

Weekday timetable

Thursday 25 December

Christmas reduced timetable

Friday 26 December

Weekend timetable

Saturday 27 December

Weekend timetable

Sunday 28 December

Weekend timetable

Monday 29 December

Weekday timetable

Tuesday 30 December

Weekday timetable

Wednesday 31 December

Weekday timetable

Thursday 1 January

Weekend timetable

Friday 2 January

Weekend timetable

Saturday 3 January

Weekend timetable

 

Please go to your route’s timetable page and select 25 December, to view the Christmas reduced timetable.

Katikati-Ōmokoroa/Waihi Town Connector

Katikati, Omokoroa and Waihi Beach urban bus service schedule over the holiday period:

Wednesday 24 December

Weekday timetable

Thursday 25 December

No service

Friday 26 December

No service

Saturday 27 December

No service

Sunday 28 December

No service

Monday 29 December

Weekday timetable

Tuesday 30 December

Weekday timetable

Wednesday 31 December

Weekday timetable

Thursday 1 January

No service

Friday 2 January

No service

Saturday 3 January

No service

 

Rotorua

Rotorua urban bus service schedule over the holiday period:

Wednesday 24 December

Weekday timetable

Thursday 25 December

No service

Friday 26 December

Sunday timetable

Saturday 27 December

Weekday timetable

Sunday 28 December

Sunday timetable

Monday 29 December

Weekday timetable

Tuesday 30 December

Weekday timetable

Wednesday 31 December

Weekday timetable

Thursday 1 January

Sunday timetable

Friday 2 January

Sunday timetable

Saturday 3 January

Weekday timetable

 

Eastern Bay

Eastern Bay urban bus service schedule over the holiday period:

Wednesday 24 December

Weekday timetable

Thursday 25 December

No service

Friday 26 December

No service

Saturday 27 December

Weekend timetable

Sunday 28 December

No service

Monday 29 December

Weekday timetable

Tuesday 30 December

Weekday timetable

Wednesday 31 December

Weekday timetable

Thursday 1 January

No service

Friday 2 January

No service

Saturday 3 January

Weekend timetable

Route 122 Ōhope to Whakatāne delays

Please expect delays on Route 122 from Ōhope to Whakatāne due to heavy traffic during the summer holiday period.